So, we have been so busy, the last couple months have really just flown by and we can't believe it's almost time! The nursery is ready to go and Andrea was here this weekend and we washed and organized all the clothes, linens and blankets. It was a lot of fun...this is going to be one well dressed little girl, for real!! I can't wait to see her in those cute little outfits. The car seat is in the new Volvo, all safe and secure. We've been to breastfeeding class. We just have a few last minute things left to do...I have started packing the hospital bag (and I bought some new pj's to bring) but we need to finish packing the bag this week. We need to have our email distribution set up so Ben can email all of you with the details soon after she's born and we also need to work on a labor playlist. But other than that, I think we're pretty ready to go!
"Helen" is supposedly the size of a watermelon right now! I haven't had an ultrasound since I was 30 weeks, but at that time about 6 and a half weeks ago, she was 3 lbs 7 ozs and still in the 58th percentile for her size (the exact same percentile as the ultrasound before) so she seems to be just above average. By now she's probably about 6.5 lbs but I have one more ultrasound scheduled for this coming Friday so we'll have a better idea then. She is head down though and ready to go! She is very active still, but she doesn't keep me up at night, which is great. Most of the time I'm sleeping through the night still, which I think is pretty unusual at this stage, so I'm very grateful for that! I think the fact that I'm staying active and busy helps me sleep. I do for sure have my moments or days of discomfort or just pure exhaustion though. My belly is getting heavier by the day, I'm having mild contractions more and more, the heartburn is still there, I have to pee every 5 seconds, I still get leg or foot cramps here and there, and I have a pretty good waddle going on...but for the most part I still feel really good! I'm not really at the point yet where I'm just dying to get this baby out of me...although I am getting increasingly nervous about that part, but I'm counting on my yoga breathing and Ben's support to get me through!
This will probably be the last time I update this blog before out little girl is here, so next time I update, I will be updating with pictures of her on the outside! The general consensus seems to be that I'm going to be a little early, even though I think that's a little unusual for a first baby, but I have to say I think I agree. I don't really know why, it's just a feeling...we'll see. Even though I'm not huge (I think I just have an average belly for a late third trimester pregnant woman), I get comments all the time from women at work and random strangers on the street that I look like I'm about to pop. I guess I'm carrying pretty low so that's why, but who knows?? She'll come out when she's good and ready.
We will update you all after she makes her grand entrance into the world!! Wish me luck!!
Love,
Tara
xo
Here is a good profile pic from my last ultrasound and her seemingly huge foot! I won't put on here the freaky looking 3D picture we got too!
Here is a recent picture of me just yesterday.
And here are a couple pics of the nursery all ready to go!
Facebook has lots of good pics from both baby showers too! xo
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